The Oscar Pistorious court trial is still ongoing.
You will recall that yesterday, Pistorious was found not guilty of premeditated murder.
Just moments ago, the judge, Thokozile Masipa
announced that Pistorious is guilty of manslaughter. He has also been
found guilty of “discharging a pistol negligently in a public place,”
but acquitted on two other firearms charges, Telegraph UK reports.
According to reports, the sentencing
will probably will not take place today, and could take as long as two
weeks before it is done.
*He was also found not guilty of the first firearm charge - (firing a gun through the roof of his car)
*He was found not guilty of the third firearm charge (unlawfully possessing 38 rounds of ammunition at his home without having a license).
*He was found guilty of the second firearm charge. He discharged a weapon in a public place, a restaurant called Tashas and asked his friend to take the blame. The judge says Oscar was sufficiently trained in the use of firearms, so should not have asked for a firearm in a public place
The judge said no one submitted that there was an intention to pull the trigger, but that does not absolve him of the crime of negligently handling a firearm. Will Oscar walk?
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